Why the Tea Party Is Folding on the Debt Limit — They were never irrational, just delusional — “You've got to know when to hold them and when to fold them”—thus spake Michele Bachmann in an interview with The Washington Post last week. Bachmann is, of course, the high priestess of not knowing when to fold them.

Immigration groups turn to anger — Immigration reform advocates are done playing nice with House Republicans. — After holding their fire for years at the urging of the Obama administration, several immigration reform groups now plan to unleash their anger at the right.

House plans clean debt bill vote — House Republicans are abandoning their plan to tie a debt limit increase to a restoration of military pension cuts, and will instead try to pass a “clean” debt limit bill on Tuesday night. — Speaker John Boehner (R-Ohio) made the announcement …

Shirley Temple Black, Screen Darling, Dies at 85 — Shirley Temple Black, who as a dimpled, precocious and determined little girl in the 1930s sang and tap-danced her way to a height of Hollywood stardom and worldwide fame that no other child has reached, died on Monday night at her home in Woodside, Calif. She was 85.

The Hillary Clinton Papers: Not Much There — In February of 1998, in the midst of the Monica Lewinsky scandal, I interviewed Diane Blair about her dear friend Hillary Clinton. — Blair was ill then, suffering from cancer, but she was vehement about two things: that Hillary was a dynamite friend-smart …

American Lugers Annoyed by Group's Gay Rights Video — KRASNAYA POLYANA, Russia — There was a ripple of discontent over a gay rights issue at the Sochi Games on Tuesday, but it had nothing to do with Russia. — Several American doubles lugers said they were irritated …

The Left Fights Back — This weekend's massive protest in North Carolina shows that the GOP doesn't own morality. — I spent most of this past weekend answering two questions: “Why are you so interested in what happens in North Carolina?” (Posed mainly by people not from North Carolina.)

Bevin, McConnell and TARP — Matt Bevin, who is challenging Sen. Mitch McConnell in a Republican primary, calls the 2008 federal bailout of banks and Wall Street giants “irresponsible” and says he would have opposed it as a senator. — Yet back in 2008, as an investment fund president …

Holder Urges States to Repeal Bans on Felons' Voting — WASHINGTON — Attorney General Eric H. Holder Jr. on Tuesday urged states to repeal laws that prohibit felons from voting, a move that would restore the right to vote to millions of people. — The call was mostly symbolic …

What AOL's Tim Armstrong Got Right — Wonder why it's so hard to “bend the cost curve” in health care? Look no further than the universal freakout over AOL Inc. chief executive officer Tim Armstrong's recent remarks. — For those who haven't been following along at home, a recap …

Inslee halts executions in state while he is governor — Gov. Jay Inslee this morning announced a moratorium on executions while he is in office: “During my term we will not be executing people.” — Gov. Jay Inslee is calling a moratorium on executions while he is governor.

A balanced look at college sex offenses. — The headline in the New York Times's Education Life section reads “Stepping Up to Stop Sexual Assault.” The story, by reporter Michael Winerip, is more balanced than that. — Unlike many journalists writing about this subject, Winerip acknowledges the problem of wrongful accusation.

The American Precariat — When foreign visitors used to describe American culture, they generally settled on different versions of one trait: energy. Whether driven by crass motivations or spiritual ones, Americans, visitors agreed, worked more frantically, moved more and switched jobs more than just about anybody else on earth.

Cellphones on planes? Tap, don't talk — Modern technology has helped to make Americans more accessible and productive than ever. In particular, the advent of the smartphone has virtually ensured that no matter where we go, no matter the time, we can make a business call or talk to our friends and family.

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